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The Old Regime

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Platform for Revolution

• Enlightenment Ideas

• Unfair Estate System– Old Regime

• Economic Woes of France

• Weak Leadership of Louis XVI

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The Old Regime• What: Social structure which remained from the

system of feudalism (Middle Ages)

• People of France were divided into 3-estates– 1st, 2nd & 3rd Estates

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The Privileged Estates

• The 1st & 2nd estate were privileged estates

• They paid NO TAXES

• Had access to high office (in King’s Bureaucracy)

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1st ESTATE 2nd ESTATE

Clergy Nobles

<1% of Population 2% of Population 97% Population

Owned 20% Land

Did little/no work

Owned 10% of land

Disapproved ofenlightened ideas

3rd Estate

PeasantsWorkersBourgeoisie

Owned some land, but paid high taxes

Did most of work

The Old Regime

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3 Estates of France: an Analysis

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Reading & Graphic Organizer

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Road to Revolution

• The 3rd estate resented the unfair social system of France– would not take much to spark revolution

• Louis XVI was a Weak Leader– Preferred personal interests over government

– Often left work up to advisors.

– Not capable of making tough decisions

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Journal #1

Describe how this picture illustrates the social conditions in France inthe 1700’s

Explain why revolution appears inevitable?


Objectives: Identify the three estates of the Old Regime Identify the three estates of the Old Regime Summarize the factors that led up to the French.

Objectives: Identify the three estates of the Old Regime Identify the three estates of the Old Regime Summarize the factors that led up to the French.

The Society and Economy Under the Old Regime. Introduction Old Regime The life and institutions of prerevolutionary Europe Politically Rule of absolutism.

The Society and Economy Under the Old Regime. Introduction Old Regime The life and institutions of prerevolutionary Europe Politically Rule of absolutism.

ASSUME KEY POSTS FROM OLD REGIME TALIBAN OFFICIALS

ASSUME KEY POSTS FROM OLD REGIME TALIBAN OFFICIALS

Chapter 13 – The Old Regime: Absolutism and Enlightenment · CHAPTER 13 – THE OLD REGIME: ABSOLUTISM AND ENLIGHTENMENT . INTRODUCTION In this chapter, you will learn about important

Chapter 13 – The Old Regime: Absolutism and Enlightenment · CHAPTER 13 – THE OLD REGIME: ABSOLUTISM AND ENLIGHTENMENT . INTRODUCTION In this chapter, you will learn about important

Chapter 2 Political Revolutions. 1. Old Regime -The traditional French government was known as the Old Regime. -Under the Old Regime, the King Louis XVI.

Chapter 2 Political Revolutions. 1. Old Regime -The traditional French government was known as the Old Regime. -Under the Old Regime, the King Louis XVI.

Censorship Woes

Censorship Woes

Old Tax Regime

Old Tax Regime

The Old Regime : Class Structure and Characteristics

The Old Regime : Class Structure and Characteristics

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Unit IV: The French Revolution. The Old Regime Old Regime: A social classification (estates) of France before the revolution. I. First Estate- clergy.

Unit IV: The French Revolution. The Old Regime Old Regime: A social classification (estates) of France before the revolution. I. First Estate- clergy.

Problems with the Old Regime

Problems with the Old Regime

OLD REGIME

OLD REGIME

Old regime unit

Old regime unit

U4. crisis of the old regime in spain

U4. crisis of the old regime in spain

Pedestrian Woes

Pedestrian Woes

French Revolution. Before the Revolution Government was a Monarchy called the Old Regime. During the Old Regime there were 3 Estates (social classes)

French Revolution. Before the Revolution Government was a Monarchy called the Old Regime. During the Old Regime there were 3 Estates (social classes)

Women, Dowries, and Patrimonial Law in Old Regime Romania

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NEXT The Old Order The French Revolution Begins The Old Regime Old Regime—social and political system in France during the 1770s Estates—three social.

NEXT The Old Order The French Revolution Begins The Old Regime Old Regime—social and political system in France during the 1770s Estates—three social.

Water Woes

Water Woes

THE FRENCH REVOLUTION. LESSON 1 THE OLD REGIME Lesson.

THE FRENCH REVOLUTION. LESSON 1 THE OLD REGIME Lesson.